"Fight cancer through your camera lens"
(05/08)

Stand Up To Cancer, a brand new national cancer-fighting initiative (click on link below for more information), would like to announce the most important film challenge of the summer!

"The Old Man and the Seal"
(04/08)

Congratulations to Michael Clark, SOFA MFA Student, who's film "The Old Man
and the Seal" has made it into several festivals!! Great job, Mike!!
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"The Old Man and the Seal" was accepted into several upcoming film
festivals.

It will be playing again in the NYC Downtown Film Festival having received
enough votes in their audience choice screening last summer
Friday April 25th at 8PM
Duo Theater
62 East 4th St
East Village, NYC
www.duotheater.org
For Tickets:
http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showCode=A4TH

Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival
Saturday May 3rd late morning
Johnson Hall
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
www.hazelfilm.org
complete film list at link below
http://www.hazelfilm.org/?page_id=36#subtop

and
BEFilm The Underground Film Festival
Monday April 28th 7PM
The Dolby Screening Room
1350 Ave of the Americas
NYC
www.befilm.net

SOFA Students picked up by AWN
(04/08)
My name is John Fielding. I am writing with some exciting news. A film that
Noah Bench and I made last Spring has just been picked up by Animation World
Network! The film is entitled Dust Bunnies and can be found here:
http://www.awntv.com/videos/dust-bunnies

SUBMIT TO THE 14th ANNUAL SLAMDANCE SCREENPLAY COMPETITION!
(03/08)

EARLY POSTMARK SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 31, 2008 - receive $10 off your submission!

Grand Prize: $7,000
Best Short Prize: $500

The Slamdance Screenplay Competition is dedicated to new writers. We accept screenplays in every genre, both feature and short length, on any topic from every country around the world. Our mission is to bring attention to the most talented emerging screenwriters and introduce them to the industry.

"Winning Slamdance was an incredible moral booster and the seal of approval that made the industry stop and take notice."
--Nicole Kassell, previous Slamdance 1st place winner and co-writer/director of THE WOODSMAN

Please visit our website - http://www.slamdance.com/writing – or mail screenplay@slamdance.com for more information.

22nd Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival
(03/08)
CALL FOR ENTRIES.
ABOUT THE EVENT...
Located just 50 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Napa Sonoma Wine
Country Film Festival is an exciting, rich and intimate festival highlighting the very best in new films, both independent and international.
THERE ARE EIGHT SECTIONS:
U.S. Independent, World Cinema, Arts in Film, Music in Film, CineLatino, Cinema of Conscience (humanity and social issues), “Paseo de España” showcase of Regional Spanish Cinema and EcoCinema, with programs of features, documentaries, and shorts.
SHARE YOUR PASSION AND UNIQUE VISION:
At the Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival your film will be received by an enthusiastic public, and you'll be given the chance to mix with fellow filmmakers and industry luminaries in a lush and unusual setting. You can also participate in Master Classes that are lively and informative. Special events highlight the Festival experience.
FILMS ARE SCREENED IN LOCAL THEATERS AND AT GALA "FILMS AL FRESCO™"
SHOWS UNDER THE STARS IN SPECTACULAR WINE COUNTRY SETTINGS.
Past attending honorees & filmmakers include Phillp Kaufman, Jonathan Demme, Kirk Douglas, George Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss, Gregory Peck, Harry Shearer, Nicolas Cage, Zakir Hussain, Vin Diesel, Richard Shepard, Dennis Hopper, Martin Landau, Anthony Quinn and many more.
COMPETITIONS and AWARDS:
There's an Emerging Filmmaker Award with $3,000 in cash and software packages as well as the coveted David L. Wolper Award for Best Documentary, Best First Feature, Best International Feature, the Jack London Screenwriter Award, the Digital Arts Film Awards for Best Films shot in Digital Formats, and others.
WHERE IS IT
Various venues (theatres and vineyards) in Napa and Sonoma counties.
WHEN IS IT
July 23, 2008 to August 3, 2008
UPCOMING DEADLINE
March 15th, Late Entry May 15, Extended Deadline by special request. June 1st 2008
HOW TO APPLY
Visit: www.winecountryfilmfest.com
Call 707-996-2536 or email film@wcff.us
or use withoutabox.com

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson Added as Judge for High Plains Film Festival
(03/08)

SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has been added as a judge for Eastern New Mexico University's High Plains Film Festival. As a result, the postmark deadline for submitting entries has been extended to April 9.
The screening of winning entries is set for May 4 in the ENMU University Theatre Center.
Filmmakers are competing in animated, dramatic and documentary/experimental works that are no longer than 10 minutes. The contest includes a pre-college division for students through 12th grade and a college-plus division for all others. A total of six $500 prizes will be awarded in the respective categories.
Gov. Richardson joins a judging panel of award-winning actors, directors and screenwriters.
Judges include actress Joan Leslie, who appeared with Humphrey Bogart in "High Sierra," with James Cagney in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and with Gary Cooper in "Sergeant York." Another panelist is screenwriter Diana Ossana, who collaborated with Larry McMurtry on "Brokeback Mountain," which won both an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay in 2005.
Appearing in person at the screening will be judge Jack Sholder, an Emmy and Grand Prix award-winning editor and director who leads the Motion Picture and Television Program at Western Carolina University.
Entry fees are $20 in the pre-college division and $30 for the college-plus division. Submit four DVD copies of each entry, playable on a standard DVD player, to High Plains Film Festival, College of Fine Arts, ENMU Station 16, Music Building, Room 113, 1500 S. Avenue K, Portales, NM, 88130.
For more information, check the festival Web site at www.enmu.edu/filmfest or call 575-562-2373.

2008 Speckie Awards
(03/08)

We're excited to announce our call for entries for The 2008 Speckie
Awards. Our officially posted deadline is May 1st, but we're giving schools an extra month to see what kind of great ideas they can come up with. Do your students have some great work that can stand up to the best in the industry? We think they just might be up to the challenge!

Even more student-friendly is the entry fees: only $10 compared to the hundreds that major shows charge. And if you look at our panel of judges, you'll see the quality of talent is on the same par as many other major shows.
http://www.thespeckies.com

HBO/NYILFF Short Film Competition: Call for Entries
(03/08)

OFFICIAL DEADLINE: APRIL 25th
Visit:www.NYLatinoFilm.com

HBO has teamed with THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL LATINO FILM FESTIVAL (NYILFF) to find the next hot Latino Filmmaker. The HBO/NYILFF Short Film Competition is an opportunity for one talented filmmaker to receive $15,000 in funding to produce and direct on digital video (DV) an original short film narrative. The final film produced from the winning screenplay will be presented on screen this summer during the 2008 New York International Latino Film Festival.

For more info,including applications visit: www.NYLatinoFilm.com
New York International Latino Film Festival
419 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10003
646.723.1428

MANEUVERING FILM FESTIVALS
(03/08)

ONLINE WORKSHOP
APRIL 9 ˆ APRIL 30, 2008

taught by the authors of
"I Liked It, Didn't Love It: Screenplay Development from the Inside Out"
by Rona Edwards and Monika Skerbelis

Back by popular demand, Edwards and Skerbelis present "Maneuvering Film Festivals" a 4-week online course that provides the strategy needed to get the most out of the 3,000 film festivals around the world and advance your film career. In order to have success at marketing yourself at the many film festivals available, you need to have the tools. This course will provide valuable tips and resources to help you organize and put together the necessary materials needed to have a productive and beneficial festival experience.

"Maneuvering Film Festivals" will begin its encore online workshop on April 9th.
The cost for this 4-week workshop is $250 and will cover such topics as:

* Targeting the right Film Festivals for your film;
* What you need to know when submitting your film;
* Creating a promotional strategy;
* Making the Festival circuit work for you.

All ESE FILM WORKSHOPS ONLINE courses have one-on-one interface with Edwards and Skerbelis! Therefore, students have ongoing access to these two industry professionals for the length of the courses, which usually runs 4 to 6 weeks each. ESE provides professional instruction in film without leaving your home. Offering user-friendly web access, students need only know how to "click, type, download and read." For more information or to register for ESE Film Workshops Online courses visit www.esentertainment.net or register at the Writers Store by calling one of their friendly product consultants at (800) 272-8927or online at www.writerstore.com

REDEMPTIVE FILM FESTIVAL ACCEPTING ENTRIES NOW
(03/08)
Reel Dreams Film Competition www.reeldreamsfilmfest.com is a new project by sponsored by Regent University School of Communication & Arts, VA. Filmmakers producing redemptive films have a great opportunity to showcase their talents and compete for a Full-Tuition Scholarship to Regent's Film School.
INFO:
- Submission Deadline: April 7, 2008.
- Films should be no longer than 5 minutes in length portraying a story with a redemptive outcome. All common digital formats can be uploaded.
- Entrants must be Writer/Director/Producer of the 5 min. film.
- Ten (10) finalists will be invited to the campus in Virginia Beach, VA for an all-expense-paid weekend culminating in the Live Webcast Final Event on May 31st, 2008, where the Grand Prize Winner will receive a full tuition-paid scholarship to Regent University’s School of Communication & the Arts.
- For more info and how to upload your movie please visit www.reeldreamsfilmfest.com
TALK TO US:
- For questions email or call us at info@reeldreamsfilmfest.com

DAVID SUROVIEC WINS ANIMATION PRIZE
(03/08)
2006 SOFA grad David Suroviec has won the top prize in this animation contest:
http://www.mytoons.com/blastoff

The 5th ZLIN DOG
(03/08)
The 5th ZLIN DOG – International Festival of Animated Student Films which will take place from June 2 to June 6, 2008 in Zlin, Czech Republic (www.zlin.cz ) is now desperately waiting for you and your films. For more and updated information, please go to the NEW festival website www.zlinskypes.cz starting from March 12. 2008.

The Cayuga Museum Seeks Entrants for Film Festival
(03/08)
The Theodore Case Film Festival seeks entries from Central New York film-makers. The Theodore Case Film Festival promotes the creative efforts of central New York filmmakers of all ages, celebrating the legacy of sound film pioneer Theodore Case. Festival organizers are actively seeking entries, spreading the word in middle schools, high schools, colleges and movie houses throughout Central New York.
This homegrown film festival, now in its fifth year, has become one of the highlights of the year for Central New York filmmakers. More than 50 entries were submitted to last year’s Festival, evenly distributed between teen and adult filmmakers.
The public screening of the 2008 Theodore Case Film Festival winners will be held at the Auburn Public Theater on Saturday, June 7. The theater is on Genesee Street in downtown Auburn, “The Birthplace of Talking Movies.”
Deadline for entries is April 28. Movies may be entered on either VHS tape or DVD, and must be 10 minutes or less in length. Entry forms may be picked up at the Cayuga Museum on Genesee Street or can be downloaded from the Events page at the Museum’s website, www.cayuganet.org/cayugamuseum. For more information, call Eileen McHugh at 315-253-8051

EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES FILM FESTIVAL
(02/08)
Eastern New Mexico University is launching a new film festival and invites entries which will be reviewed by a distinguished panel of renowned filmmakers and artists. The initiative follows the 2006 approval of a new degree program in Digital Cinema Arts for the university, and seeks to celebrate the emergence of a statewide film industry in New Mexico.
The First Annual High Plains Film Festival is seeking short films (no longer than 10 minutes) in three categories: Animation, Dramatic, and Documentary/Experimental. The competition will be divided into two divisions: Pre-College, for filmmakers enrolled in K-12 institutions, and College+, for all others. A total of six $500 prizes will be awarded, one Pre-College and one College+ prize in each category. Winning films will be screened at a festival in Portales on Sunday afternoon, May 4, 2008. The location of the screening will be announced shortly.
The festival's judging panel includes distinguished and award-winning film artists Diana Ossana, Joan Leslie, and Jack Sholder.
Ossana, who attended ENMU, is a collaborator with author and screenwriter Larry McMurtry, with whom she won both an Oscar and Golden Globe Award in 2005 for Best Screenplay in Brokeback Mountain. Among her many other projects is the recently-aired miniseries Comanche Moon, another collaboration with McMurtry and a sequel to his previous success Lonseome Dove.
Joan Leslie began her career at a very early age, and by the 1930's was acting in leading Hollywood films. She appeared alongside other leading stars of the 1940's and 1950's in films such as High Sierra (with Humphrey Bogart), Yankee Doodle Dandy (with James Cagney) and Sergeant York (with Gary Cooper).
Jack Sholder, who directs the Motion Picture and Television Program at Western Carolina University, has enjoyed a distinguished career in film direction and editing, winning an Oscar nomination for his work on the documentary King, A Filmed Record: Montgomery to Memphis, and many awards including an Emmy for editing work on 3-2-1 Contact. His feature directing credits include Renegades, The Hidden, and Nightmare on Elm Street II.
Entries must be submitted by March 21 in the form of four DVD copies to: High Plains Film Festival, College of Fine Arts, ENMU Station 16, MB 113, 1500 S. Avenue K, Portales, NM. Additional information may be found on the festival website at www.enmu.edu/filmfest , or by calling 575-562-2373. There is an entry fee of $20 for the Pre-College division, $30 for College+; multiple entries may be submitted, so long as each entry is accompanied by an entry fee, and group entries are also welcome. The entry form is available on the website or can be obtained by calling the number above.
Plans for a festival screening of winning entries on Sunday afternoon, May 4 will being finalized and the specific location announced soon; for updated information please use the contact information above.

Open Global Insight Summit at 2008 Festival
(02/08)
UN Secretary-General to Open Global Insight Summit at 2008 Festival Jackson, WY and New York, NY - February 4, 2008 The United Nations and The Jackson Hole Film Institute, announced the first Global Insight Summit to take place at the fifth annual Jackson Hole Film Festival, June 5-9, 2008. The Global Insight Summit represents an unprecedented collaboration, bringing together entertainment leaders and UN officials to explore how film and television can be leveraged to bring awareness to global issues. Read the full press release or to learn more about the Global Insight Summit vist the website.

Film Composer
(02/08)
Composer/Producer Babak looking for people who are busy with a game, animation or film and need a composer. Contact directly.
Website: www.babak-kamgar.com
E-mail: info@babak-kamgar.com
Mobile: +31-643817069

Early Bird Deadline for CINE's Spring Competition
(01/08)
Enter the CINE Golden Eagle Film and Video Competition by Friday, February 1 and save $25 on your entry.
THERE ARE THREE WAYS TO ENTER:
Enter Online
Click here to enter online using our secure online entry form.
Enter by Mail or Fax
Click here to download a PDF entry form to mail or fax to 202.785.4114.
Call CINE
Call 202.785.1136 to have an entry form mailed or faxed to you.
Rules and Regulations
CINE Categories
Frequently Asked Questions
The CINE Golden Eagle Film Video Competition now features a division specifically for programming for the Internet and mobile devices, as well as our traditional range of categories for professional, independent and student producers.
Enter today and take advantage of all that CINE has to offer!
EARLY BIRD DEADLINE
FEBRUARY 1, 2008
FINAL DEADLINE
FEBRUARY 15, 2008
There are only three weeks left to enter the CINE Golden Eagle Film Video Competition, so don't delay! Enter today for your chance to win a CINE Golden Eagle Award, and join the thousands of filmmakers who have received this prestigious honor.

New York International Latino Film Festival
(01/08)
NYILFF will consider films made by, featuring, about and/or for the Latino community. The festival will consider all forms: feature narrative, short films, documentary and experimental shorts. All projects must have been completed by no earlier than 2006. Projects in a language other English must have English subtitles. Films cannot have been broadcast (television or Internet) or distributed commercially in the U.S. prior to the festival. Exceptions are made for short films and document come. ---
CALL FOR ENTRIES: NYILFF YOUTH SHOWCASE
* OFFICIAL DEADLINE: MARCH 14TH, 2008
* LATE DEADLINE: APRIL 11TH, 2008
For the first time, NYILFF will showcase works by up-and-coming teen filmmakers.
(To receive an application please e-mail: NYILF WWW.NYLATINOFILM.COM

2008 International Documentary Challenge
(01/08)
The International Documentary Challenge Returns to Hot Docs!
http://www.docchallenge.org/

After a sold-out screening in 2007, The International Documentary Challenge returns to Hot Docs in April 2008! Registration for the 3rd annual Doc Challenge, held March 6-10, 2008, is now open.

The Premise: Filmmakers from around the world have just 5 days to make a short non-fiction film. Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival, the Presenting Partner, will once again host the theatrical premiere of the finalists and the awards ceremony during the Festival. After the premiere of the finalists, showcases of regionally produced films will be held, including an IDA sponsored screening in Los Angeles, a SILVERDOCS sponsored screening in Washington DC, a Big Sky Documentary Film Festival screening in Montana, a DOC sponsored screening in Toronto, a Northwest Film Forum sponsored screening in Seattle, a Film Action Oregon sponsored screening in Portland and many more! Additionally, a Best of DVD will be released and television distribution will be pursued by a distribution partner.

DATES:
Early Registration Deadline: February 11, 2008
Final Registration Deadline: March 5, 2008
Event Dates: March 6-10, 2008
Hot Docs Premiere of Finalists: April 2008

Complete details and entry forms can be found online at
http://www.docchallenge.org/

International Student Film Festival
(01/08)
The International Student Film Festival is accepting submissions for the 2008 competition. Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2008 . ISFF is celebrating its 6 th year as being the global authority for student filmmakers.
This year our newest sponsor is Collegiate Nationals; a CBS company. They will host the top three videos from each category and the public will be able to vote online for their favorites. The videos with the most votes will be named the winners for each category.
Categories include Drama, Documentary, Comedy, Music Video, PSA/Commercial, Sports, and Animation. Full-length videos of the winners will be broadcast online and on television at public access stations throughout the United States. Clips from all student entries will be featured on the online and in the festival program giving the public a global perspective of youth and their environment.
Grand prizes include; Sony HD camera, round trip tickets to Colorado for the collegiate nationals Final Cut Pro Studio, Apple Software, and much more.
Filmmakers can be any age to participate but they have to have been a student when the film/video was produced. Submissions accepted on mini DV or DVD format (mini DV preferred) filmmakers can submit more than one film of any length. Entry fee is 20 and DVDs of the festival program is available for the public to purchase as well. Videos will be posted on the collegiate nationals website in the beginning of May. Your vote will decide the winner.
Contact: Chrissy Strassburg
info@studentfilmfestiva.org
www.studentfilmfestival.org

Northern Illinois University and the Reality Bytes Student Documentary Film Festival
(01/08)
The festival is currently in its eighth year under the directorship of Dr. Laura Vazquez and is continuing to grow. The event prides itself on being open only to students and being affordable with only a $20 entry fee.
We have already started to receive films from schools all across the country and the outlook for this year’s festival is excellent. Our goal each year is to continue to have a venue where students can showcase their amazing documentary filmmaking talents against their peers.
The submission deadline for students is March 1, 2008 and the documentaries must be under 30 minutes length. Any style or genre of documentary will be accepted. The application form for this year's festival can be viewed and printed as a PDF file by visiting the Reality Bytes website at the following URL:
http://www2.comm.niu.edu/~realitybytes/index.html
The screening event will be held on March 27th and 28th and cash prizes will be awarded on March 28th. The best of festival winner will receive $200 and Avid video editing software, second place will receive $150 and third place will receive $100.

Buffalo Niagara Int'l Film Festival
(12/07)
Updated info for the 2008 Buffalo Niagara Int'l Film Festival by going to: . Film Entry cut off is almost over(dec 31,2007) but the festival is wide open: www.buffaloniagarafilmfestival.com Film Entry cut off is almost over(dec 31,2007) but the festival is wide open and is only 70 min from the Henrietta campus on March 24-29,2008. Any questions or concernes can be directed to at kenf@buffaloniagarafilmffestival.com or local phone (585)230-0223.

IHS Film & Fiction Scholarship
(12/07)
the deadline for the Film & Fiction Scholarship is January 15.
The scholarships offer up to $10,000 for students pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in filmmaking, fiction writing, screenwriting or playwriting. Finalists are judged by our MFA Review Committee made up of professionals in the film and literary industries.
For more information please visit the program website at www.TheIHS.org/film&fiction.

Breckenridge Festival of Film
(12/07)
June 5-8 2008, we will hold our 28th Annual festival in the beautiful mountain resort community of Breckenridge, Colorado. We plan to includeabout 50 independent films in our program, which traditionally has had astrong representation of student work. In addition to a Best Student Director award, student films are eligible for all our other awards, as listed in our Call for Entries.
Call for Entries are found on our website www.breckfilmfest.com or www.withoutabox.com.
Our festival is known for its intimate, friendly atmosphere, where filmmakers, filmgoers, and industry representatives interact extensively at screenings, seminars, receptions and outdoor film forums. Students receive the same benefits as all filmmakers, including entry into all the films and parties and the assignment of a film- maker liaison who ensures that the filmmaker has the best experience possible at the festival.

Newport Beach Film Festival
(12/07)
Standard deadline-December 21, 2007 If you have any questions or comments please email us at info@newportbeachfilmfest.com
festival information: http://newportbeachfilmfest.com/Email/CallForEntries-Schools.html

SF Intl. Film Festival Call For Entries
(11/07)
Due to popular demand, the final deadline to submit films to the 51st San Francisco International Film Festival has been extended to December 7, 2007 (5:00PM PST). The Festival, presented by the San Francisco Film Society, runs April 24 – May 8, 2008.
Entry categories include narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, youth-produced, family films and television works on film, video and digital media. Submissions can be of any length.
If you or someone you know has a film to submit, you can do so here. (Downloadable PDF also available there).
If you have any questions, please email gga@sffs.org

European Independent Film Festival
(11/07)
The ECU Film Festival’s mantra is to discover the very best independent filmmaking talent from around the World. There are many creatively directed, beautifully photographed and intelligently written films that don’t make it to the ‘Hollywood-swamped’ theaters because they lack financial support. We want to find these independent filmmakers, who have a firm belief in their ability as storytellers, and give them the opportunity to screen their fresh, innovative and free spirited films in front of large international audiences and industry representatives.
ECU is the only independent film festival that is truly pan-European and this uniqueness attracts thousands of submissions as filmmakers compete for the title of Europe’s Best Independent Film. The films are judged by a prestigious jury of respected filmmakers and industry experts and many of the award winning filmmakers from previous editions of ECU have since gone onto achieve great success. In fact, ECU 2008 could launch the career of one of your students.
For more information about ECU 2008 you can visit our website at www.ecufilmfestival.com

Columbia University National
Undergraduate Film Festival
(11/07)
The event will be held on the Columbia University campus, featuring ten student films chosen for their distinction and excellence from a pool of submissions from across the country. A selected group of professionals who are well-established in the filmmaking industry will judge the films. The ten awards offered will be accompanied by beautiful glass statuettes denoting achievement, and four awards will include cash prizes.
The breakdown of awards is as follows:
-Best Picture ($400 cash prize)
-Best Directed ($100 cash prize)
-Best Screenplay ($50 cash prize)
-The Concord Award for best film voted by the general audience ($50 cash prize) -The Opus Award for best use of music and sound -The Frontiers Award for Most Original Film -The Gateway Award for an outstanding film of a humanitarian nature or a film dedicated to community service -Best Editing -Best Cinematography -Best Acting
The film festival will be in late March, where the finalists' films will be screened at Columbia's Roone Arledge Cinema. Films of all genres are accepted.
The early deadline (with $10 submission fee) is set for January 22, 2008. The final submission deadline is tentatively set for March 9, 2008 ($20 submission fee).
For further information, you may visit our website at http://www.CUfestival.com/ or e-mail me back at cunuff@gmail.com.

11th Brooklyn Int'l Film Festival
(11/07)
Submissions Deadline: November 30, 2007
CATEGORIES: Feature, Documentary, Short, Experimental, Animation
AWARDS: $80,000 in services, products, and cash.
SUBMISSION DEADLINES: November 30, 2007 (Early) :: March 15, 2008 (Final)
FILM FESTIVAL DATES: May 30 - June 8, 2008
For MORE INFO or to SUBMIT: http://wbff.org/submit/

SOFA Alumni, John Yost , FEATURE FILM
(11/07)
I've just completed my first feature film and the entire film can be downloaded for free on the website at:
www.everygoodthingtorust.com
OR the download page at:
http://www.everygoodthingtorust.com/download.asp

Wisconsin Film Festival
(11/07)
This four-day festival is set in ten downtown theaters, all within walking distance, in the heart of Madison, Wisconsin, the state’s capitol city [see map]. The Festival presents the best new American independent and world cinema (feature, documentary, experimental), restored films, and the work of Wisconsin filmmakers through juried competitions. Over 175 carefully selected films and an attendance of nearly 30,000 make this an extremely popular, lively event in a city known for its friendliness and eclectic culture.
Deadline for all submitted material is December 31, 2007.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES and ENTRY FORM

Everyone will be notified of their film’s status (accepted or not accepted into the Festival) no later than February 15, 2008.
Feel free to call (+1 877-963-3456 or +1 608-262-9009) or email if you have questions info@wifilmfest.org — we look forward to seeing your work.

Braun Media/Twin Cities Underground Film Festival
(10/07)
Braun Media is an established, content distribution company that has secured multiple VOD (Video on Demand) contracts with some of the leading VOD companies and third-party vendors in the business. Braun Media currently has a large library of titles including specialty videos like “Kent Hrbek Outdoors” and the “Dr. Laura Berman” series, classic TV shows like “The Andy Griffith Show,” classic films, and the exclusive, rare-performance Music Masters series featuring the likes of Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin (to name a few). Right now, the one thing the Braun Media catalog lacks are independent films.

To “sweeten the pot” for their VOD contracts, Braun Media is looking to secure the NON-EXCLUSIVE, worldwide VOD rights to as many independent feature films as possible. As such, they have set up a webpage explaining how and why they intend to do this. It can be accessed here: http://www.bmsdigital.com/pages/vod.html. From there, you can submit your film for consideration to this program. There is one caveat: they DO charge a fee for consideration BUT do not let that deter you. 90% of all entries will be accepted. Those that aren’t will get 80% of their money back. Why is there a fee? Simply, to cover handling, promotional and administrative costs. Every single film submitted will be watched and rated by a human being. If your film is not accepted, it will be returned (along with 80% of your fee) with a rating card explaining WHY. Since they are approaching individual filmmakers and not distributors, this fee is necessary to facilitate the sheer amount of films they are currently receiving. A good way to approach it is more as a film festival. Most film festivals take your money and if you don’t get in, you never find out why and you’re out the cash. With this, there is very little to lose since you not only get most of your money back, you get a written reason WHY you didn’t get in!

Remember, this opportunity is ONLY for the NON-EXCLUSIVE, worldwide VOD rights to feature length (60 minutes or more) films. You can still screen your film wherever you want, sell DVDs or do whatever you want with it. I cannot encourage you enough to submit your film. As a filmmaker myself, who has scoured the net for distribution deals, this is probably one of the best out there. Also, since you’ve previously submitted your film to the Twin Cities Underground Film Festival, I can offer you a special 20% off deal if you submit before November 15th. When you check out, enter promo code “filmfest” and you’ll receive 20% off your fee.

Aniboom Call For Work
(10/07)

We would like to invite your students and graduates to take part in our second annual aniboom awards. To read more please visit the site. The winner will be chosen by renowned animation and media industry figures such as Paul Driessen most well known for his work on, the Yellow Submarine and Daniel Paul who heads the content acquisition department at Joost.com To submit a movie to the Awards, use this link http://www.aniboom.com/signup I'd love to hear any thoughts you may have, or answer any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Cheers, Noa Content-recruitment@aniboom.com

Inform you of an exciting exhibition opportunity for Media Artists, Digital Media Festival, sponsored by Smithtown Township Arts Council and Digital Long Island. Our goal with this exhibition is to allow as many artists, including student artists, the opportunity to present their work in this fast growing field. The artistic director and juror for this exhibition is digital art pioneer Laurence Gartel. We hope that you will find this opportunity to be worthy of distribution to students. The exhibition is divided into five categories and is outlined as follows:

1. Cam Clip: The utilization of camera phones and digital cameras in "movie mode" to capture content. Up to thirty seconds of footage is permitted.
2. Animation: Any 3D animation software is acceptable. Up to a one minute animation is permitted.
3. Narrative: Edited footage that tells a story in a concise amount of time. Duration should not exceed two minutes.
4. Music Video: Conceptual fusion of imagery and sound. Duration should not exceed five minutes.
5. New Media Project: Open to the artistic interpretation of pushing the latest technology to its limits. Duration should not exceed thirty minutes.

Attached you will find a copy of the prospectus outlining the specifics of the exhibition. You may also visit our website, http://www.stacarts.org/digital , for more information. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at exhibits@stacarts.org. Thank you in advance for your help in sharing this opportunity.

MIrus Media Looking for Freelance Videographers and Producers
(1/25/07)

Mirus Media is looking for a freelance videographer and a freelance video producer for the production of some television programs. If you have a flexible schedule, a good eye, skill, knowledge of ASL is helpful and above all a good positive attitude and are willing to learn I am interested in hearing from you. I am willing to teach and be a mentor. Please visit our site (www.mirusmedia.net) and send your resumes to:

Richard J. McCollough
Mirusmedia
Producer/Director/Videographer
585-442-3728

National Computer Security Awareness Student Video Contest
(1/16/07)

The EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force, with the help of The Research Channel, is conducting a contest in search of short computer security awareness videos developed by college students for college students. The contest seeks creative, topical and effective videos, of two minutes or less, that focus attention on computing security problems and how best to handle them.

Winners will receive cash prizes, their videos will be featured on the Security Task Force Web site (www.educause.edu/security), and the videos may be utilized in campus security awareness campaigns.

A total of six cash prizes will be awarded in two categories: training films of two minutes or less and 30-second public service announcements (PSAs). Levels of prizes are:

- Gold - $1000
- Silver - $800
- Bronze - $400

Deadline: March 15, 2007

LAAFEST Call for submissions
(1/8/07)

The LAAFEST will be catering especially to the needs of students and all those wishing to carve out a career in the animation business.

We have 2 industry sponsored competitions and are only showing entries to these during the 2 days in October.

I've set up 2 web sites, printed/distributed teaser flyers and we're starting to get a lot of interest. I should be finalizing the venue later this month and getting the contracts ready, but in the meantime I want to get the word out so people have the chance to enter work for the short "Ghost story" competition.

If you're interested in helping spread the news of this event e-mail me and I can send you some flyers to post in your school, studio or organization. Or post links to the festival thorugh your website or blog. Every bit of publicity helps.

Website: www.laafest.org
Myspace: www.myspace.com/laafest
Email: info@laafest.org

New Animation Festival in UK
(1/5/07)

A new animation festival has been launched in the UK, entitled 'Wheel to Wheel' it's a new showcase for cycle mad animators and filmmakers organised and run by animators and film makers! The festival goes nationwide in the UK in 2007 and is seeking entries from around the world, and we'd love it if some of your students would consider entering this new festival.

We are seeking traditional animation, experimental work, flash web animation and of course 3D animation. There are cash prizes and as the festival grows so are the prizes. Could you please make this material available to your students as we’d love them to enter.

Many Thanks Simon Mckeown Animator and Cyclist
email: animation@bikefilmawards.org
web: http://www.bikefilmawards.org